Stories by Jawed Naqvi

Addressing Trump’s curiosity

Addressing Trump’s curiosity

Trump and Witkoff should be able to understand Iran by simply reading about the life of American peace activist Rachel Corrie. Updated 24 Feb, 2026 09:33am
Two books and other stories

Two books and other stories

Rahul Gandhi cited some troubling passages from an as yet unpublished book showing Modi as a shirker when it came to China. Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:39am
A gentle reminder about Iran

A gentle reminder about Iran

Perhaps Iran can still be wrecked as Donald Trump has threatened to do, but it’s difficult to see how. Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:26am
Be at the table, or on the menu

Be at the table, or on the menu

Holding the BRICS presidency for 2026, Modi is required to host a summit of its increasingly powerful and influential leaders in New Delhi around August. Updated 27 Jan, 2026 09:19am
Radio legend Mark Tully dies at 90

Radio legend Mark Tully dies at 90

Mark Tully who died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday was a sensation and a legend in radio journalism,... Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:20am
With the sleeves rolled up

With the sleeves rolled up

This is the time for the left to be initiating and, where possible, spearheading mass movements against the rightward slide. Updated 13 Jan, 2026 09:07am
Trump’s overplayed hand

Trump’s overplayed hand

What role is Brics playing to worry Trump, so much so that two key Brics members, Iran and Venezuela, are in America’s constant crosshairs? Updated 06 Jan, 2026 09:41am
Mutating cancer cells of hatred

Mutating cancer cells of hatred

Had Ahmed al-Ahmed not stuck his neck out in time, Netanyahu would be digging his fangs into the carotid artery of Anthony Albanese. Updated 23 Dec, 2025 09:20am
False notes in a vexed song

False notes in a vexed song

National songs or anthems are often imposed from above, in which case they tend to exclude the diversity of the masses they purport to represent. Updated 16 Dec, 2025 09:52am
Rahul’s Cinderella challenge

Rahul’s Cinderella challenge

Rahul Gandhi is not unaware of the risks of calling out Modi on issues of high corruption, electoral fraud and divisive politics. Updated 09 Dec, 2025 09:29am
A tall tale about renaissance

A tall tale about renaissance

Modi in his own view thus became India’s answer to Lorenzo de Medici, Michelangelo and Copernicus rolled into one. Updated 02 Dec, 2025 10:05am
Decency knows no passport

Decency knows no passport

Syal’s tragedy prodded a gentle side of the human spirit when deeply felt tributes started coming from across the border. Updated 25 Nov, 2025 09:25am
Fearing the spectre of Godot

Fearing the spectre of Godot

For Mamdani’s politics, the 1957 Kerala experiment seems relevant — a communist government in a bourgeois state. Updated 11 Nov, 2025 09:12am
The power of a gentle prayer

The power of a gentle prayer

Which player does not have a prayer on their lips when they brace for a tense contest? Updated 04 Nov, 2025 09:26am